| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30-18:30 | Registration | Lobby |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch and welcome speech | Regency Ballroom |
| 13:25-14:25 | Workshop: The Savvy Intern: Present Yourself with Confidence, Build Connections & Jumpstart Your Career Terri Mitchell (Accelerate Success), Meredith Tornabene (Le Moyne College) |
Terrace Ballroom |
| Research talks: Computer modeling #1 Moderator: Mahsa Goodarzi #1: Predictive Modeling of Homeless Service Assignment: A Representation Learning Approach - Khandker Sadia Rahman (U. at Albany) #2: Motivation, perception, and trust: A framework for participation in game-based interventions - Angela Hackstadt (U. at Albany) |
Starlight Room | |
| Research talks: Education #1 Moderator: Erica Shudt #1: Navigating Technological Barriers: The Role of Technology Instruction in Supporting Historically Underrepresented, Economically Disadvantaged, and First-Generation Students - Mayra Santiago (U. at Albany) #2: Creativity and Inspiration: The Importance of Making Weird Little Games - Claire Thomas (U. at Albany) |
Dutchess Room | |
| 14:35-15:35 | Workshop: Leveraging VR and Generative AI in Serious Games: Navigating Tensions and De-escalating Patron Crises in Libraries Catherine Dumas (U. at Albany |
Regency Ballroom |
| Talks: Cryptography Moderator: TBD #1: Count Me In, or Not?! Crowdsourcing in the Age of Blockchains - Ghada Almashaqbeh (U. Connecticut) #2: Application of Homomorphic Encryption in Secure and Efficient Communications in Resource-constrained Devices - Bowu Zhang (Marist University) |
Starlight Room | |
| Talks: Career development Moderator: Megan LaValley #1: Research: What is it? Why do it? And, how do you get started? - Kelly Shaw (Williams College) #2: Building Resilient Teams in a Rapidly Changing Tech World - Jayapreetha Natesan (IBM Corporation) |
Dutchess Room |
|
| 15:35-16:00 | Break for hotel check-in | |
| 16:00-17:30 | Career and grad school fair | Terrace Ballroom |
| 17:40-18:40 | Industry social - come talk with industry professionals in an informal setting | Terrace Ballroom |
| Research talks: Computer modeling #2 Moderator: Pooja Rani #1: A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Exoplanetary Atmospheric Absorption Spectra - Vasuda Trehan (U. at Albany) #2: Simulation of Light-driven Processes in Nanomaterials using GPU-accelerated Quantum Chemistry Calculations - Caitlin V. Hetherington (Stony Brook University) |
Starlight Room | |
| Research talks: Cybersecurity #1 Moderator: Jeannine Jacobs #1: Detecting Security Breaches in the Dark Web - Sindhuja Ravikanth (Marist University) |
Dutchess Room | |
| 18:50-20:15 | Dinner | Regency Ballroom |
| 19:15-20:15 | Keynote: Kara Sulia (U. at Albany) | Regency Ballroom |
| 20:30-22:00 | Fun night: cookie decoration, board games, and more | Regency Ballroom |
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-10:00 | Breakfast | Lake George room |
| 9:00-10:00 | Keynote: Sofia Bonnet Hollis (Microsoft) | Regency Ballroom |
| 10:00-10:20 | Poster pitches | Regency Ballroom |
| 10:20-11:20 | Poster session |
Terrace Ballroom |
| 11:30-12:30 | Panel: Navigating Innovation Spaces: A Discussion on Finding Your Way When Building & Creating across Industry, Academia, and Startup Environments Moderator: Jesse Parent Participants: Clair Hayden (Velan Studios), Jeannette Bender (IBM), Kelly Yang (IBM), Samantha Carollo (GE Vernova) |
Regency Ballroom |
| Research talks: Cybersecurity #2 Moderator: Emily Harnedy #1: Combatting Misinformed Beliefs During the 2024 Presidential Election - Adiba Proma, Neeley Pate (U. Rochester) #2: Threat-Based Vulnerability Prioritization Through Prompt Engineering - Hannah Gidos (Marist University) |
Starlight Room | |
| Research talks: Education #2 Moderator: Cynthia Worrad #1: Inclusive and Equitable Learning Environments - Angel Ford (U. at Albany); Jill Cofield (U. at Albany) #2: Expanding and Sustaining Communities of Women in Computing with ACM-W Professional Chapters - Bettina Blair (ACM-W) |
Dutchess Room | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch and award ceremony | Regency Ballroom |
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